Best Film of the Month
Thank You for Patiently Waiting by Max Marklund and Anders Jacobsson (Sweden)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month
Glitches by Annie Chen (Taiwan)
Best Student Film of the Month
Lonely Souls of Microbes by Mikhail Romanovskiy (Russia)
Runner-ups
Havana Soul by Patricia de Luna (Spain)
Let the World go on Sleeping by Michael Charles Slavich (USA)
Magico by Juan Sebastian Valencia (USA)
Music Box by Simon Richards (UK)
Planet Earth Calling Ana by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)
Scars by Jonny Zeller (USA)
Tender is the Kiss by Longwei Deng (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Let the World go on Sleeping by Michael Charles Slavich (USA)
Best Drama Short (Ex aequo): Glitches by Annie Chen (Taiwan) and Thank You for Patiently Waiting by Max Marklund and Anders Jacobsson (Sweden)
Best Documentary Short: TechTalk by Jonny Caplan (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Planet Earth Calling Ana by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)
Best Comedy Short: Havana Soul by Patricia de Luna (Spain)
Best Thriller Short: Glitches by Annie Chen (Taiwan)
Best Film Noir Short: Music Box by Simon Richards (UK)
Best Fantasy Short: Closed by Sungwoo Yun (South Korea)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Scars by Jonny Zeller (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Only The World Ends by Prajdnik Awasthi (Australia)
Best Student Short: Sixth Grade by Yuzhuo Wang (China)
Best Animation Short: Karmachakra by Rajorshi Basu (India)
Best Children Short: Sixth Grade by Yuzhuo Wang (China)
Best Women Short: Diamonds and Rust by Ashley Rebecca Farley (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Magico by Juan Sebastian Valencia (USA)
Best Microfilm: Mishin by Kitae Yang (South Korea)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Gladys and Dee Dee: Secrets by F. Thomas Vincent (USA)
Best Web and New Media: TechTalk by Jonny Caplan (USA)
Best Music Video: Oo La La by Frank Rogala (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Oo La La by Frank Rogala (USA)
Best Drone Short: Tomorrow by Oleg Shevchyshyn (USA)
Best Director (Female): Annie Chen for Glitches (Taiwan)
Best Director (Male): Mikhail Romanovskiy for Lonely Souls of Microbes (Russia)
Best Student Director (Female): Yuzhuo Wang for Sixth Grade (China)
Best Student Director (Male): Juan Sebastian Valencia for Magico (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Annie Chen for Glitches (Taiwan)
Best First Time Director (Male): Jonny Zeller for Scars (USA)
Best Actress: Laia Manzanares for Planet Earth Calling Ana (Spain)
Best Actor: Patrick Tamisiea for Bryers Cucumber Tostino’s (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Pollak for Bryers Cucumber Tostino’s (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Valentina Lyapina for Memorio (Russia)
Best Child/Young Actor: Jesse Schratz for Size Up (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Virgo Martinez and Krissy Lemon for Tacet (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Patrick Tamisiea, Kevin Pollak, and Maggie Mae Fish for Bryers Cucumber Tostino’s (USA)
Best Cinematography: Shannon Frady for Faction (USA)
Best Editing: Jayesh Jaidka for HighBread: C’est La Weed (USA)
Best Visual FX: Prajdnik Awasthi for Only The World Ends (Australia)
Best Production Design: Joe Ginsberg, Paul Suepat, and Clara Fairbanks for Faction (USA)
Best Sound Design: Chris Garcia, Audrey Gu, and Longwei Deng for Tender is the Kiss (USA)
Best Original Score: Kevin Kerrigan for Glitches (Taiwan)
Best Original Story: Max Marklund and Anders Jacobsson for Thank You for Patiently Waiting (Sweden)
Best Short Script: Honeymoon, Utah by Joe Eckstein (USA)
FINALISTS (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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